Beverage-freezer



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J. H. McTAGUE. BEVERAGE EEEEZEE.

Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

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UNITED STATE ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES II. MOTAGUE, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

BEVERAG E-FREEZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,432, dated March17', 1896.

Application filed January 9, 1895. Serial No. 534,296. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES H. McTAcUn, residing at Omaha, in the countyof Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Beverage-Freezers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to a new and novel improvement inbeverage-freezers, the object of my invention being to provide a meanswhereby wine-bottles may be promptly cooled.

The device is further adapted to be used for the purpose of agitatingmixed and plain drinks, and is also nicely adapted to be used as anice-cream freezer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a side elevation of abeverage-freezer embodying my invention, partly in section, withportions removed, while Fig. 2 gives a large detached detailed view withparts broken away.

A represents a bracket, which may be of any suitable material, such asiron, aluminum or brass, which is provided with the gooseneck B,terminating in the boss 0. This bracket is secured to any suitablestandard by means of the screws 2. At a point immediately below the boss0 the goose-neck is provided with a preferably threaded collar D, whichis adjustably held within the bracket. This threaded collar is providedwith a central opening, through which extends a suitable shaft E. Thisfriction-disk is nothing more or less than a circular plate, preferablyof metal and provided centrally with a hub provided with a ball-race 1,within which I hold a system of balls 6. The threaded collar D isprovided above with a ball-race 5, coinciding withthe race 1, and withinwhich the balls 6 are further guided. This threaded collar is providedwith a milling. To further lock this collar D, I provide a smallset-screw d, which passes through the bracket B and works against thiscollar D.

Working above the goose-neck B and upon shaft E is a collar 7, providedwith a thumbscrew 8, which collar is adj ustably secured to the shaft E.Below this, shaft E is provided with the threaded termination a,provided with the slot 0 below, within which slot are pivotally held twojaws I-I. WVorking upon the thread a is an interiorly-t'hreaded collarK, the lower end of which is adapted to pass over the jaws H and so bindthese jaws upon the neck of the bottle 00. This bottle would thus besuspended, being held by the shaft E, which in turn is revolubly securedto the goose-neck B by means of the collar 7. A suitable vessel 2surrounds this bottle and is packed with ice and salt to freeze the0011- tents of the bottle.

Extending horizontally from the boss 0 is a shaft N, which shaft isfixed within this boss and is surrounded by a revolving sleeve M, whichsleeve is held upon the shaft by means of a cap 10, held on by screw Z,and gives support to the grooved driving-pulley O and the friction-brushP, which latter may be composed of rubber, leather or other suitablematerial. The brush is held upon a stub-sleeve 12, provided with aset-screw 13, so that this brush can be adjusted upon sleeve M.

To guard against the plate F tilting, which is movably keyed to theshaft E, I provide a saddle-block It, provided with the frictionroll 6,working below the brush P, the saddleblock being adjustably held bymeansof the set-screw 20.

With the threaded collar it is of course understood that the disk isgiven adjustment by means of screwing this collar in or out.

When the cooler is to be used in cooling wine, it is simply necessary topack the bottle within a suitable ice-filled receptacle and attach thejaws H and set the device into motion, the main driving power beingtrans mitted by means of the belt W. Now when a beverage is to beagitated, it is simply placed Within a jar or bottle and secured withinthe jaws H by means of the collar K, when the device is again set intomotion. So also can cream drinks be frozen to form iced cream by placingthem within a tumbler or bottle and revolving them, which speedilyfreezes the cream.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a side elevation of the saddle-block R, as shownin Fig. 1. This block R is provided with the guiding-stems 21, passingthrough openings of the bracket A to hold the block R.

Now, having" thus described my said invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

In abeverag'e-freezer, the combination with a suitable goose-neckbracket, of a registering upper and lower bearing Within said gooseneck,said lower bearing being adjustable, a shaft Working adjustably Withinsaid bearings a collar supporting said shaft, a drivin g-sleeverevolubly held upon the free end of said goose-neck, a friction-brushadjust able upon said revolving sleeve, and a friction-disk loose uponsaid shaft and working upon said adjustable bearing, all substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES H. Mo'lAGUE. \Vitnesses:

ALFRED ARNEMANN, G. XV. SUEs.

